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catch your death of cold,” she said, walking to the other side of the bed and pulling back the covers. “Get into bed for goodness sake.”
    With a small moan he slowly complied and settled his head on the pillow, smiling gently at where she was still stood beside the bed. “What are you doing up at this time of night?”
    She suddenly looked nervous, flicking her hair back and staring down at the pattern on the quilt. “I just thought I'd see you when you came back, make sure everything went alright.”
    “Is everything ok?” He started to sit up, but came to a stop when he saw her hands move to the belt tying her gown close.
    She rose her gaze to his face then, before parting the material. Valto nearly swallowed his tongue when she revealed that she was naked except for some lacy panties. To say that she was beautiful was the understatement of the year. The moonlight made her pale skin look like it was glowing, flawless and perfect as he stared at her. Her legs were long and shapely, hips rounded and tapering into her tiny waist. However it was her breasts in perfect proportion to her slender frame that had his attention, high and pert on her chest and the desire to cup them in his hands was almost tangible.
    “Can I join you?” Her voice was breathy.
    “Yes.” He nodded his head. “Of course.”
    With that she slid onto the mattress, lying on her side so as to face him. “Valto are you going to come over here, or cling to the edge of the bed there?”
    Her amusement was practically contagious, and he found himself smiling as he wiggled across the mattress towards her, stopping just before their bodies touched. “I'm here.”
    “Yes you are.” She raised her hand and ran her hand through his hair, drawing him even closer. “Valto do you want me?”
    “Want you to what?”
    “Valto,” she said. “I'm practically naked in your bed, what do you think I'm asking?”
    When he looked back on this night he knew that he would be horrified at how long it took him to figure out what she was getting at. Then again not very much blood flow was getting to his brain, since it had all been redirected southward. “Oh, but I haven't had a shower.”
    She gave a laugh. “You can be my bit of rough. Valto if you don't want this you just have to say.”
    He gently pressed his lips to hers, groaning softly into her mouth when her arms wrapped around his neck and she pulled him close. This was their second kiss in five years, and like their one just before he left for Kai's wedding it was almost overwhelming. So very different to the soft chaste ones of their youth that it was unbelievable.
    “You're gorgeous.” He whispered the words against her lips. “You're the most beautiful woman in the world.”
    “Oh Valto.” She scratched her nails lightly between his shoulder blades, making him gasp in response. “I'm already marrying you.”
    “I know. It doesn't make it any less true.”
    For a long moment they just lay there looking at each other, before she drew him back down into another kiss. He rested on his forearms above her, still in awe at how slight she seemed compared to him. Their tongues slid against each slickly, and he felt like he was losing time in her arms and at the sensation of her soft bare skin against his. Pulling away from her mouth, he slid his lips down the pale column of her throat watching in awe as her head fell back to give him better access. With a shaking hand he pushed back the bedspread and let his lips linger on the velvety skin of her shoulder, suddenly unsure about how to proceed.
    “Here.” Cat's smile was gentle as she took his hand. “I'll help.”
    She moved his hand downwards, the pads of his fingers brushing against the subtle curve of her breast before his hand closed over it. Her nipple was hard against his palm, and Cat's breathing became ragged above him. Valto found himself pressing against her eagerly, his body instinctively seeking out her warmth as his mouth took